Nineteen skaters competed in the women’s singles event. Viktoriia Safonova placed 4th in both the short and free programs, scoring a total of 198.80 points and finishing 4th overall. She was less than six points behind Sofia Samodelkina of Kazakhstan, who took bronze. Alexandra Ignatova of Russia won gold with 226.01 points, while Yujae Kim of South Korea took silver with 209.20 points.

A week ago, Viktoriia Safonova finished 5th at the Trialeti Trophy 2026 Challenger Series event in Batumi. Earlier on 9 October, Belarusian skaters Varvara Stahovich, Yaraslava Kniazeva, and Mariya Evtukhina all finished in the top six in the junior competition.

The final day of the Denis Ten Memorial, held in memory of the Olympic medalist, is scheduled for 10 October, with medals to be awarded in three disciplines. In the men’s singles, following the short program, Belarus’ Vasil Barakhouski and Heorhi Kazlouski are 4th and 6th, respectively. In the junior men’s event, Pavel Gavdis is 5th. In ice dance, Belarusian pair Ekaterina Andreeva and Dzmitryi Blinou are 5th after the rhythm dance.